A vulnerable pensioner was conned into paying more than £370,000 to a gang of rogue builders for work worth less than £5,000. Victim Richard Laming, who has learning difficulties and whose house was only valued at £180,000, was bled for cash
A 23-year-old stable hand is one of ten riders to have won a place in the John Smith's People's Race. Sam Daniels, from Storrington, is one of the Aintree ten chosen to ride in a nine-furlong charity flat race at Aintree on April 4 Grand National Day
One of Brighton's biggest and best-loved events has held its official launch. Paddle Round The Pier, which regularly attracts 20,000 visitors each year, will be held on July 4 and 5. The event, first held in 1996, is expected to attract hundreds of competitors
Thousands of householders in Sussex need to retune their TVs today as the digital revolution gets under way. From today, people living in West Sussex and Brighton and Hove will no longer be able to get Channel Five through their terrestrial digital television
FOR many years I have never understood why such a grand old gentleman as Henry Allingham has never received an honour from the British Government (The Argus, March 17). Henry is a war veteran who has worked hard for charity. Come on Gordon Brown, give
I WAS shocked that S Spiegel (Letters, March 20) had to wait five days before he could get a doctor to examine his dear, sick wife. No doctor in the NHS could know that a patient would require his or her attention in five days hence, especially as it
In response to the Worthing correspondent who thinks cyclists shouldn’t ride on the roads (Letters, March 23), cyclists are not obliged to use cycle tracks and cycle lanes, even when they are provided next to a road. Many cyclists also find facilities
This crime-fighting mutt certainly has a nose for trouble - he's landed a job sniffing out explosives for police. The 12-month-old springer spaniel has been recruited by the British Transport Police to work as a bomb squad dog in London.
t appears Brighton and Hove City Council, which pays men and women the same for doing the same jobs (The Argus, March 2), has decided some jobs mostly carried out by women should be paid the same as different jobs mostly carried out by men. For example
Each day we are asked to save energy while the supermarkets and shops leave their lights on after closing. Some shops have their outside lights on all day. When I walked along Western Road in Brighton the other evening I counted six shops with all their
I HAVE had six lovely months IN Sussex, my first visit to these shores for 30 years. As a driving instructor in New Zealand, I must crave indulgence to comment on how driving habits have changed in that time. In the 1970s, it was we Kiwis who hardly
REGARDING your article “No more assembly hymn practice” (The Argus, March 21), hymns are now “non PC” are they? Perhaps councillors and religious education advisers ought to be reminded that we are a Christian country and references to Jesus, the Bible
regarding the recent outbreak of hospital infections and their fatal consequences (The Argus, March 25), while we are all quick to point the finger of blame at nurses, doctors and inadequate cleaning, do visitors ever stop to consider the harm they are
In reply to Jennifer Dudeney (Letters, March 22), by her description I suspect I am one of the occupants of the six- bedroom house opposite. It is sad Ms Dudeney has had such an experience with students living next door to her but I am fed up being
Lewes have no plans to go into administration before tomorrow’s deadline. If the club go into administration after the fourth Thursday in March they will start next season with a ten-point penalty rather then it being imposed now when it does
Staff and customers of a bookshop staged a protest at its sudden collapse. About 25 people held a silent demonstration outside Methven's in South Street, Worthing, this morning. Employees said they were told to leave the shop on Monday and the locks
The wife of a millionaire businessman murdered by pirates off the cost of Thailand has told how she pleaded for her life as raiders plundered their luxury yacht. Linda Robertson, 57, told pals she knew her 64-year-old husband Malcolm
In Australia, Ash Grunwald is likened to Xavier Rudd and John Butler for his ability to get large festival crowds grooving. This promising UK tour is more low-key: the support act didn’t even turn up. A self-sufficient, multitasking Delta blues player
The number of birds visiting gardens and parks in Sussex has plummeted dramatically. A new survey has revealed that once common birds have become rare sights in the county as climate change and development destroys nesting grounds. The
A gifted student told his dad he loved him moments before he was electrocuted on a railway line. Witnesses told an inquest that Hurstpierpoint College pupil Sam Griffiths stripped down to his boxershorts and ran across the live track as part
Samuel Beckett’s play was considered a major turning point in the development of drama when its arrival in the mid-1950s revolutionised 20th-century theatre – its influence heralding the way for such playwrights as Pinter and Stoppard. Although
Fire swept through a semi-detached house. The ground floor of the home in Mariners Quay, Littlehampton, was gutted by the blaze this morning. The first floor was also badly damaged by heat and smoke, which spread into the house next door. Six fire
Proof there is more coming out of Athens, Georgia, than REM and The B-52s, singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt has teamed up with fellow city-dwellers Elf Power on the album Dark Developments under the name The Amorphous Strums. First discovered
Packed with their own brand of Funergy, Pappy’s Fun Club take over Komedia’s monthly showcase of new comedy tonight. The four-strong sketch team earned an if.comedy award nomination at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their second ever show in 2007
The monthly old-fashioned variety club returns to Komedia with its trademark “heady mix of intelligent humour, brilliantly observed character comedy and sweet, sweet music”. Headlining tonight is Phoenix Nights’ Janice Connelly as Stockport housewife
An illegal immigrant who was caught trying to sell hundreds of fake DVDs will be deported. Yung Ming Wang, 43, was arrested on Monday as he tried to sell bootleg versions of the Oscar-winning hit Slumdog Millionaire and other titles.
A pair of daring cyclists donned thongs for a triathlon from London to Brighton - and feared they might get arrested after being pulled over by police. Friends Jamie Proctor and Bradley Vanstone, both 18, showed some bare-faced cheek for the
The man known as the “father of modern linguistics” has branded a decision to axe courses at the University of Sussex as “a serious blow to intellectual life”. Noam Chomsky spoke out after university management announced they were scrapping the linguistics
Angry parents recognised a car thief as one of their son’s Facebook friends. They spotted a teenage boy in their Range Rover in Flint Close, Portslade, at about 11.30pm on Friday. They had left the car unlocked and found him inside when
A scooter was torched at a beauty spot. Firefighters were called to Toads Hole Valley in Hove, at 9.30pm on Tuesday after a member of the public saw flames. The scooter was wrecked by the blaze. Firefighters doused the flames
Firefighters are tackling a blaze in an apartment complex. Six fire engines were called to an address in Mariners Quay, off River Road, Littlehampton, at 9.30am. No further information has yet been released.
Eastbourne Eagles manager Trevor Geer reckons Lewis Bridger can be his team’s top man this season. Bridger endured a frustrating afternoon with mechanical gremlins as Eagles beat Poole 49-41 in the first leg of the Elite Shield on Sunday. They attempt
Crawley skipper Chris Giles insists he is happy to play anywhere to be part of their play-off bid. The 26-year-old operated in his fourth different position when he appeared at right-back in Saturday’s 2-0 win over play-off rivals Wrexham. In an injury
Diners were forced to flee a burning restaurant after a fire started in a basement. Customers at Pizza Express in High Street, East Grinstead, were evacuated at about 5.50pm yesterday. The fire is thought to have started in a fusebox
Albion have delayed contract talks with players until the end of the season. The ten senior members of the squad whose deals expire in June will not discover their fate until the Seagulls know whether they are still in League One or have been relegated
Former Albion striker Joe Gatting scored a century in only his second start for Sussex to inspire the county to a six-wicket win over Surrey in their final game of the Emirates Airlines Pro Arch Trophy in Abu Dhabi. The 21-year-old Sussex Academy starlet
Ah the first real sunny weekend in our new city! Husband was home on Friday after a week away working so we decided to head straight out to make the most of it. In the spirit of this blog I thought I might also find a fab little eaterie with
Glenn Murray has banished thoughts about his own future to help Albion beat the drop. The free-scoring striker is back in contention after playing all season with a hernia. And he is in no hurry to abandon the Seagulls, even if they are relegated
Britain's top tourism boss has claimed Sussex is “brilliantly well placed” to benefit from millions of pounds of spending by extra visitors during the recession. Bernard Donoghue, chairman of British Tourism Week, said tourism revenue could rise during
Sussex have signed former West Indies fast bowler Corey Collymore for a second season. The 31-year-old from Barbados took 26 Championship wickets in nine games in 2008 after ending his international career and re-classifying as a Kolpak. Coach Mark
Callous thieves robbed a Good Samaritan as she tried to help a teenager who had been hit by a bus. Sophie Roberts, 16, stopped to tend to the 18-year-old in Grand Avenue, near St Peter's Church, in Brighton. Miss Roberts said that just
Hove lightweight Ben Murphy went out at the first hurdle of the Prizefighter Series at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall last night. The former Hove amateur lost 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 on all three judges’ cards over three rounds to pre-tournament favourite Ryan Brawley
Horsham kept their faint hopes of reaching the Ryman premier division play-offs alive with a 0-0 draw at Staines. The Hornets struggled to create chances on the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Hendon, while for Staines it was their fourth successive draw
Wick have been warned not to get carried away after going top of County League division one. Goals from Scott Murfin and John Lawson earned Wick a 2-1 win at home to local rivals Arundel. They are now a point clear of Eastbourne United
